Congratulations to the 2021 Hugo Nominees

This entry was published on April 13, 2021 and may be out of date. For the most current information on this year's Norwescon, please see our most recent blog posts. Thank you!

Norwescon would like to extend our congratulations to all of this year’s Hugo nominees, and particularly to those nominees we have welcomed to Norwescon over the years:

  • Neil Clarke (NWC42 Honored Professional; Best Editor, Short Form nominee)
  • Tina Connolly (panelist; Best Semiprozine co-nominee for Escape Pod)
  • Galen Dara (NWC41 Artist GOH; Best Professional Artist nominee)
  • Arinn Dembo (panelist; Best Semiprozine co-nominee for Strange Horizons)
  • Meg Elison (2014 Philip K. Dick Award winner; Best Novelette nominee for “The Pill”)
  • Sheila E. Gilbert (NWC29, NWC35, and NWC39 Spotlight Publisher representative for DAW Books; Best Editor, Long Form nominee)
  • Sarah Gulde (panelist; Best Fanzine co-nominee for Journey Planet)
  • Mary Robinette Kowal (NWC42 Writer GOH; Best Novel nominee for The Relentless Moon, Best Series nominee for The Lady Astronaut Universe)
  • Seanan McGuire (NWC37 Special GOH; Best Novella nominee for Come Tumbling Down, Best Series nominee for October Daye, Best Graphic Story co-nominee for Ghost-Spider Vol. 1: Dog Days are Over)
  • Naomi Novik (NWC31 Special Guest of Honor; Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book nominee)
  • Chimedum Ohaegbu (panelist; Best Semiprozine co-nominee for Uncanny Magazine)
  • Diana M. Pho (writer’s workshop moderator; Best Editor, Long Form nominee)
  • John Picacio (NWC35 Artist GOH; Best Professional Artist nominee)
  • Sarah Pinsker (2019 Philip K. Dick Award winner; Best Novelette nominee for “Two Truths and a Lie”)
  • Elsa Sjunneson (panelist; Best Fan Writer nominee)
  • Sana Takeda (NWC43 Artist GOH; Best Graphic Story co-nominee for Monstress Vol. 5: Warchild)
  • G. Willow Wilson (panelist; Best Graphic Story co-nominee for Invisible Kingdom Vol. 2: Edge of Everything)

(Author’s note: If I missed anyone who should be listed here, please feel free to let me know! The following nominees have been added since the original publication, thanks to current and former Programming directors Adrienne Loska and SunnyJim Morgan: Tina Connolly, Arinn Dembo, Sarah Gulde, Chimedum Ohaegbu, and Diana M. Pho.)

Congratulations and good luck to everyone!

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